ISS Technology Update, Volume 6 Number 8 - Newsletter

ISS Technology Update Volume 6, Number 8
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Configuration scenarios
The management module can be attached in several different configuration, or connection, scenarios, briefly listed below in
Table 2-1. (Refer to the HP UPS Management Module User Guide for detailed diagrams of each configuration, A through G.)
Table 2-1. Different types of management module configurations
Type Description
A UPS connected serially to devices that monitor, manage, and control the UPS
B UPS connected to devices that monitor the UPS over the network
C UPS connected serially to devices that monitor, manage, and control the UPS,
and connected to devices that monitor the UPS over the network
D Redundant UPS configuration with serial connections
E Redundant UPS configuration with network connections
F
Redundant UPS configuration with serial and network connections
G Redundant UPS configuration with dual subnet
NOTE
Regardless of which scenario you implement, the UPS should always be configured to support
the network switch(es) in your remote environment. If there is a power outage at a given remote
site, you cannot get to the management card without a powered network switch.
Configuration and status monitoring
To remotely monitor configuration and status of your UPS environment, the management module includes the following modes
of access:
• HP UPS Management Module web interface—a graphical interface that is accessed with a Web browser. Supported Web
browsers include:
– Microsoft® operating systems - Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 with Service Pack 1 (32-bit only)
– Red Hat Linux operating system (32-bit only) - Mozilla 1.4
– SUSE Linux operating system (32-bit only) - Mozilla 1.6
• HP UPS Management Module Service Menu—a text-based menu that is accessed through telnet or a terminal emulation
session.
Summary
The HP UPS Management Module enables you to monitor, manage, and control power environments of up to five devices
through the serial connectors located on the front of the module. Multiple devices can monitor the UPS over the network
connection. This solution responds to the challenge of implementing power management software in large, remote
environments.